Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-02-11
SAN FRANCISCO AND VICINITY.

The manufacturers of spurious Louisiana
lottery tickets are on trial.
Five new cases of diphtheria and two
deaths were reported on Wednesday.
Margaret Dunlap died in the hospital
van while being conveyed to the County
Hospital.
Frank Lambert attempted to steal a
saddle-horse Wednesday, but was lassoed
and turned over to the police.
The San Francisco Supervisors have
passed to print a resolution 10 refuse
licenses to hokey pokey games.
Therea Annotassa, an infant seven
months old, was scalded to death at I
Hinckley place Wednesday morning.
A San Jose fireman named Roberts fell
down the stairs of an Oakland hotel few
days ago. He has died from the concus-
sion.
Henry Grau, a tailor, committed suicide
at 404 O'Fdrrell street early Wednesday
morning by swallowing dose of rough
on rats"
The body of prematurely born infant
was found bv workmen Wednesday after
noon in cesspool at the corner of New
Montgomery and Mission streets.
The case of T. w. Hobbs against the
Spring Valley Waiter Company, which has
been going on for years, was dismissed in
Judge Rearden's Court, each side paying
its share of the costs.
An application to fix bail for James
O'Brien, J. Johnsons assailant, was refused
by Judge LAWYER, on the ground that a
physicians certificate stated that johnson
was still in danger of dying. A continu-
ance was ordered pending the result of the
injury.
Vim. Aspril, a shipcalker, living at 236
Beale street died suddenly in a saloon on
the corner of Beale and Folsom streets on
Wednesday night. The deceased was a
native of Virginia and aged 80 years. 1t is
supposed that heart disease was the cause
of his death.
The body of Timothy Murray was found
burned beyond recognition in one of the
large ovens of the Union Iron works. He
was one of the night shift, and is supposed
to have crawled into the oven to get warm,
was overcome by the warmth and fell into
fatal sleep.
At a fire on Post street Wednesday night,
seven firemen were at work on the roof OF
house when it suddenly fell in. John
Wilkison was killed. Michael Hines,
Patrick Curran, Henry ID. Rice, Edward
0keliN, bcpISc LCbd G4li beiil!io OuiilNah
were injured.
A letter was received Wednesday morn
ing at the headquarters of the Steve1ores'
Protective Union from the striking grain
handlers at Port Costa, stating that the con-
dition of things remain unchanged. None
of the strikers have gone back to work, and
at present there are no signs OF compro-
mise being effected.
The Oakland Board of Trade has adopted
a resolution to the effect that such legisla-
ton should be enacted by the present
Legislature as will permit the entrance
from the city limits to the harber front of
Oakland any transcontinental or other rail
way, the present law being burdensome,
and hence ought to be amended.
George A. Teller, who arrived from
China via the steamer Oceanic, states that
when he left there snow began to fail for
the first time in seven years. Several days
after the ship was on her way snow
storm sprang up, lasting for two hours. 1t
is tie opinion of the passengers on this
trip from China that they brought the
storm to San Francisco with them.
At the annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers OF the Pacific Mutual Insurance Com
pany of California held on Tuesday, the
following Directors were unanimously re-
elected George A. Moore, President; g.
w. Beaver, Vice President; W. Il. Cluness,
Medical Director; Thomas Bennett, Gen.
eral Superintendent; G.. n. Fox, Attorney :;
W. O. Gould, Actuary; w. T. CARAT, G.
A. Moore, D. w. Earl, James Carolan and
II. It. Scott. Directors.